Telephone rest



L. TRANK 87,452 TELEPHONE REST Filed p il 3. 1950 JEONAQD A INVENTOR.

Patented Aug. 24, 1954 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,687,452 TELEPHONE REST Leonard Trank, Los Angeles, Calif. Application April 3, 1950, Serial No. 153,656 8 Claims. (Cl. 179157) The present invention relates to a telephone plastic and is of a form which follows the secrest which may be incorporated with the ordition of the sides and top of the handle 4. As illusnary type of telephone hand set, s h a, t 1 trated in Figure 3 and for convenience of dephone set includes in one instrumentality a iption, the cross-section of Figure 3 will be transmitter and a receiver, together w1th a con-- .3 d i nated as substantially U-shaped. The-arm necting piece which functions as a means where 5 s adapted to straddle and e p vot d at 8 to by the Set may be held by the hand the clamp 6. The outermost end of said arm An object f t present invention is the is serrated at 9 and the width of the arm is subvision of a telephone rest which will securely Stantiany uniform from piYoted end there hold a receiver against the ear with the trans- 10 9 to the Zone I at whlch m the Width is mitter in a proper Speaking position before the increased to provide two converging lugs formed mouth. So far as the inventor is aware, the av- W edge rrations I. The serrated end 9 is erage device now on the market does not hold m angular relatwnshlp to edges and of the telephone hand set properly or comfortably. said @9 end the arm is at An object of the present invention is the proan angle sunstantlafly parauehng the end The clamp 5 includes a portion M adapted jacent receiver 2 and consequently, the hand in grasping the handle 4 will not, under normal use of the hand set, contact the clamp. so The means 1 comprises a fiat spring bent to provide two step or catch portions l8 and I9, one end of said spring is fastened in any desired manner at to the clamp, while the opposite hand is free or unrestrained. Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the in- W and advantages of the ention holding a telephone hand set on a invention ust described are as follows: shoulder of its user; The arm 5 may be pos1t1oned as shown in full Figure 2 is a side elevation of a telephone hand set incorporating the invention;

. 4 g i gi i i gfg z gfg 3 telephone authorized swinging movement. In addition the Figure 4 is a sectional view of the telephone arm 5 is .held in the t shown in Figmje 2 rest on the line of Figure by engaging the step portion [8 of the spring, R f i now to the drawing I have Shown the pivot point 8 being inward from the end of in Figure 2 a combined telephone hand Set the arm. The arm may be swung to the dotted unsightly in appearance.

A further object includes a telephone rest the inventor.

In the drawing:

top so that the hand may readily grasp the Same. to the handle 4. The inclination given the pivot- The invention is adapted to be secured to the ed end of the arm allows the arm to Swing at handle 4. a considerable angle relative to the clamp. As-

The telephone rest includes an arm or strut 5, uming that the arm has been swung t0 the dotted a clamp 6 and means i for holding the arm in line position in Figure 2, the serrated end 9 will two positions relative to the clamp. The arm 5 is rest upon the shoulder 2| of a user of the hand preferably formed of either light metal or a 50 set with the receiver 2 held against the ear.

said figure and as the arm 5 is quite thin and has the same cross-section as the handle 4, it will present little obstruction to the hand.

I claim:

1. The combination with a telephone hand set having a handle interconnecting a receiver and a transmitter, of: a strut adapted to overlie the top and sides of said handle and conforming to the cross-section thereof, one end of said strut a U-shaped edge to engage the users shoulder, and means for pivoting the opposite end of said strut to said handle.

2. The combination with a telephone hand set having a handle interconnecting a receiver and a transmitter, of: a strut having two side portions adapted to overlie and conform to the cross-section of the handle, means for pivoting one end of said strut for swing movement relative to said handle, and means for the opposite end of said strut providing snap engagement 0 said strut with said handle when the said strut overlies the handle.

3. The combination with a telephone hand set having a handle interconnecting a transmitter and a receiver, of: a clamp adapted to be secured to said handle, a strut pivoted to said clamp, and detent means carried by the clamp for holding said strut in either of two positions relative to the handle.

4. A shoulder support for a telephone hand set, comprising a clamp secured to the hand set, a strut to fit against the back of the hand set and pivoted to the clamp, the free end of the strut including an outer shoulder engaging portion making an acute angle with the back of the strut so as to lie approximately level on the users shoulder and two spaced inner shoulder engaging po back of the s rtions each roughly parallel to the trut and therefore meeting the outer shoulder portion at an obtuse angle.

5. The support of claim 4 in which the strut is of sheet material, U-shaped in cross section to embrace the hand set.

6. The support of claim 5' in which the three shoulder engaging portions are roughened to prevent slipping on the users shoulder.

'7. A shoulder support for hinging near the receiver end of a telephone hand set of the type in which the grip portion connecting the receiver and the transmitter is roughly triangular in cross section; U-shaped in comprising an elongated strut cross section to conform to the contour of the grip, having spaced coaxial pivots near one end with their axes parallel to the base of the grip, having at its two side edges near the free end a p grip when the outermost en angle with ea air of lugs resiliently embracing the strut is in inoperative position, the

d of the strut making an obtuse ch of the lugs, the angle being such as to bring the free end of the strut into approximate parallel when the stru for holding the strut against movement about ism with the shoulder of the user t is in listening position, and means its pivot when the strut is in listening position.

8. The support of claim '7 in which the side edges and the outermost edge are roughened to prevent slipping, and the means is a spring anchored wit indentations h respect to the hand set and has two proximate one of the pivots of the strut whereby the strut is selectively latched in inoperative or in listening position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Simpson Apr. 13, 1920 Keely Sept. 8, 1942 Miller Feb. 5, 1952 

